Foundations

Fist Action / PnR with Post Initiation

Mechanics: A post player (Versatile Big, Stretch Big, or Post Scorer) initiates the action by dribbling or receiving a pass in the mid-post.

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What is Fist Action / PnR with Post Initiation?

Mechanics: A post player (Versatile Big, Stretch Big, or Post Scorer) initiates the action by dribbling or receiving a pass in the mid-post.

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Mechanics: A post player (Versatile Big, Stretch Big, or Post Scorer) initiates the action by dribbling or receiving a pass in the mid-post.

A guard (Primary Ball Handler or Secondary Ball Handler) sets a screen for the post player, who attacks off the screen.
It is a role-reversal PnR: the big is the ball-handler, the guard is the screener.
Optimal Pairing: Versatile Big or Stretch Big (ball-handler) + Primary Ball Handler (screener).
The Versatile Big must have good dribbling skill; the Primary Ball Handler must be comfortable setting screens.
Defensive Target: Fist action targets a defense that over-commits to the big's perimeter game.

English	Fist Action / PnR with Post Initiation
Simplified Chinese	拳头战术/内线发起的挡拆
Traditional Chinese	拳頭動作 / 擋拆啟動後

Actions And Plays

A quick side action where a guard dribbles toward a teammate, pitches the ball, then flows into an immediate pick-and-roll.

Foundations

Mechanics: A Primary Ball Handler dribbles near a screener (typically a Versatile Big or Roll & Cut Big).

Foundations

Mechanics: Two screeners set consecutive screens for the Primary Ball Handler.

Foundations

Mechanics: Two offensive players execute a simultaneous separation.

Foundations

PnR-heavy offenses rely on repeated pick-and-rolls.

Actions And Plays

Mechanics: A Primary Ball Handler approaches the screener as if initiating a PnR, but the screener does not set a hard screen.